Shu Dao: A Calligraphy Score Framework Linking Calligraphy, Music, and Performance
This paper introduces Calligraphy Writing Score Representation (CWSR) and proposes Shu Dao as a framework that interprets East Asian calligraphy as a performative art rather than a static visual artifact. Inspired by traditions such as Japanese Shodō and embodied cultural practices such as Chadao , the framework models calligraphy as a structured performance analogous to musical notation. Instead of representing characters as fixed images, the proposed approach encodes each brush stroke as an ordered and executable action, forming a calligraphy score. Characters are organized within a structured spatial grid, and strokes are annotated with attributes including stroke type, execution order...
| Authors | Lican Huang |
|---|---|
| Primary category | cs.HC |
| Published | 24 March 2026 |
| Last updated at source | 24 March 2026 |
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